Granite Stake

Boundaries of stake: consists (1930) of Latter-day Saints residing in the southeastern part of Salt Lake City, extending north to 13th South St. (or Liberty Stake) Liberty Stake, east to the Wasatch Mountains, south to 27th South St. (or Grant Stake) Grant Stake, and west to 5th East St. from 27th South St. to the Park City branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, thence east along said tracks to 7th East St. and north along 7th East St. to 13th South St. (or Liberty Stake).

History Timeline up to about 1930

This timeline (arranged by year) includes events that affected records, record-keeping, and movements of Mormons in this area.

1900 - Until January 28 of 1900, all the saints in Salt Lake County, Utah belonged to the Salt Lake Stake, Utah.

1900- Two new stakes were organized, namely Jordan Stake Jordan Stake, Utah, containing the settlements in the south part of the county, and Granite Stake, containing those wards lying centrally in Salt Lake Valley south of Salt Lake City. Granite Stake included the following wards: North Jordan, Granger, South Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, Mill Creek, East Mill Creek, Sugar House, Forest Dale, Farmers and Hunter, and the Mountain Dell Branch.

1900 - Grant, Murray, and Wilford Wards were added to Granite Stake.

1904 - Winder Ward added

1905 - Emerson, Waterloo, Brinton, Holladay and Bennion added

1906 - Murray 1st and Murray 2nd added

1907 - Miller added

1911 - Big Cottonwood Ward was disorganized

1912 - Parleys added

1914 - Richards and Burton added

1916 - Highland Park added

1917 - Wasatch added

1918 - Wandamere added. A large reservoir to conserve water for Salt Lake City was constructed at Mountain Dell, the place having ceased to be used for residences.

1919 - Hawthorne and Wells added

1924 - Nibley Park added

1928 - Lincoln added

Other History Resources
Many wards or branches appointed members to compile a history. Copies may be in the ward library or in homes of members. Some contain biographical sketches of members of the ward at the time of compilation.

Wards and Branches (1930's)

Emerson Ward

Boundaries: Emerson Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by 13th South St., (or LeGrand Ward), east by a line running north and south ten rods west of 13th East St. (or Wasatch Ward), south by 17th South St. (or Sugar House Ward), and west by a line running north and south ten rods West of 10th East St. (or Hawthorne Ward).

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1905 - Emerson Ward, an outgrowth of Sugar House Ward, was organized January 22.

Forest Dale Ward

Boundaries: When first organized in 1896 the Forest Dale Ward extended from 21st South St. (then 12th South St.) to 27th South St. (then 13th South). In 1900 the ward was extended further south to a point midway between 13th and 14th South streets (new 27th and 33rd South streets). In 1916 an additional strip of land between 9th and 10th East streets from the railroad tracks to 27th South St. was added to the ward. In 1918 the south part of the ward below 27th South St. was organized as the Wandamere Ward (now in Grant Stake). In 1919 the northwest part of Forest Dale Ward above the railroad tracks and west of 7th East St. was organized as part of the Wells Ward. In 1924 the west part of Forest Dale Ward (west of 7th East St.) was organized as the Nibley Park Ward, and in 1928 that part of Forest Dale Ward which remained north of the railroad tracks was organized as part of the Lincoln Ward; thus Forest Dale Ward was reduced to its present boundaries.

History timeline

1896 - Forest Dale Ward, an outgrowth of Sugar House Ward, was organized Aug. 23 and was part of the Salt Lake Stake.

1900 - Became part of Granite Stake when it was organized.

1905 - A meeting house was erected in the ward on the corner of Ashton avenue and Lake St. (formerly Walnut Ave.).

Hawthorne Ward

Boundaries: Hawthorne Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by 13th South St. (or the 31st Ward), east by Lincoln St., or a line running north and south, ten rods west of 10th East St. (or Emerson Ward), south by 17th South St. (or Richards Ward) and West by 7th East St. (or Waterloo Ward).

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1919 - Hawthorne Ward, an outgrowth of Emerson Ward, was organized June 15 and met in the basement of the Emerson Ward.

Highland Park Ward

Boundaries: Highland Park Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by the Park City branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (or the Lincoln, Sugar House and Parley’s wards), east by 21st East St. (or East Mill Creek Ward), south by 27th South St. and Crandall Avenue (or Wilford and Hillcrest wards), and west by 10th East St. (or Forest Dale Ward).

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1916 - Organized December 3 from the Sugar House Ward.

1921 - On January 1, the boundary between Highland Park and Wilford Ward was changed, the strip of land known as Plat C of the Highland Park Subdivision being transferred from the Wilford to the Highland Park Ward.

1922 - In October, the boundaries of the Highland Park Ward were again changed so as to include the territory lying between Highland Drive and 17th East St., and from 27th South St. to Crandall Avenue.

1925 - On Sunday, February 22, a fine chapel, erected on Douglas St. and Whitlock Avenue, was dedicated.

Lincoln Ward

Boundaries: Lincoln Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by Ramona and Hollywood avenues (or Richards Ward), east by 11th East St. (or Sugarhouse Ward), south by the Park City branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (or Forest Dale and Highland Park wards), and west by 7th East St. (or Wells Ward).

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1928 - Organized December 9 from the Richards Ward and was named in honor of the late President Abraham Lincoln.

1829 - A massive building was constructed on 9th East St., between Hollywood Ave. and 21st South St., to serve as a chapel for the Lincoln Ward and also as the Granite Stake tabernacle.

Nibley Park

Boundaries: Nibley Park Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by the Park City branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (or Wells Ward), east by a line running ten rods west of 7th East St. from the railroad tracks south to Driggs Avenue, and thence south on 7th East St. (or Forest Dale Ward), south by 27th South St. (or Wandamere Ward) and west by 5th East St. (or Burton and Central Park wards).

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1924 - Nibley Park Ward, an outgrowth of Forest Dale Ward, was organized Sept. 28 and met in the amusement hall of the Forest Dale Ward.

1925 - Ward members met in the amusement hall of the new meeting house under construction.

1926 - The entire building, consisting of a chapel and amusement hall, being finished, was dedicated Oct. 17, 1926.

Parleys Ward

Boundaries: Parley's Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a scattered condition in a somewhat extensive area in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, which is bounded on the north by Emigration Creek and 13th South St. (or Wasatch Ward), east by the mountains, south by Parley’s Creek and the Park City branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (or East Mill Creek and Highland Park wards), and west by 17th East St. and Emigration Creek (or Sugar House Ward).

Richards Ward

Boundaries: Richards Ward, Granite Stake, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City which is bounded on the north by 17th South St. (or Hawthorne Ward), east by 10th East St. (or Sugar House Ward) south by Ramona Avenue (or Lincoln Ward), and west by 7th East St. (or Belvedere Ward).

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1914 - Richards Ward, named in honor of the late Willard Richards, a member of the First Presidency and a faithful friend of the Prophet Joseph Smith, is an outgrowth of Sugar House Ward and was organized Feb. 24. For a short time after the organization of the Richards Ward, the saints met for worship in a huge tent pitched on the east side of Lincoln Ave. A meeting house was erected on Garfield Ave.

1929 - Jan. 1, all that part of the Richards Ward below Ramona Avenue was transferred to the newly organized Lincoln Ward.

Sugar House Ward

Boundaries: Sugar House Ward consists (1930) of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Salt Lake City, Utah, lying within the following boundaries: Commencing at the intersection of 17th South and 10th East streets, running thence south to Hollywood Avenue, thence east to 11th East St., thence south to the Park City branch of the D. & R. G. Railroad track, thence east to 17th East St., thence north to Westminster Avenue, thence west to 13th East St., thence north to 17th South St., then west to 10th East St., or the place of beginning.

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1848 - Sugar House Ward dates back to 1848, the year after the Pioneers arrived in the valley and this area was first settled by farmers.

1864 - An organization was formed in the Sugar House Ward for mutual improvement. This organization may consistently be termed the first of its kind in the territory of Utah.

1849 - At a council of the presiding officers of the Church held in Great Salt Lake City Feb. 16, it was decided to organize all that part of Great Salt Lake Valley embraced in the original Five-Acre Survey into a ward to be known as the Canyon Creek Ward. It appears, however, that no such ward was ever organized. The few saints on Canyon Creek attended meetings in Salt Lake City for a number of years

1854 - At a meeting held April 23, the saints on Canyon Creek were organized as a ward called the Sugar House Ward.

1883 - The Sugar House Ward originally embraced the so-called Five-Acre Survey and all the country lying east of it to the foot of the mountains; westward it extended to the Jordan River. Subsequently the southern boundary line was moved about one mile south. At a meeting held Jan. 3, it was decided that all that part of the Sugar House Ward lying north of Roper St. (or 13th South St.) should belong to Salt Lake City wards. This change transferred a good number of families from the Sugar House Ward to the 1st Ward, Salt Lake City, and also some families to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th wards. Of all the original wards organized in Salt Lake Valley, or in fact throughout the Church, no single ward has had so many divisions and subdivisions as the Sugar House Ward. It is practically the parent ward to all of the following wards in Salt Lake Valley: Belvedere, Burton, Central Park, Emerson, Forest Dale, Hawthorne, Highland Park, Jefferson, LeGrand, Liberty, Lincoln, McKinley, Nibley Park, Parley’s, Richards, Salt Lake City 30th, Salt Lake City 31st, Southgate, Wasatch, Waterloo, Wells, Whittier and Yale—23 wards altogether.

1887 - The western boundary of the ward was placed at 5th East St., or what was then known as the Farmers Precinct, but the ward at that time still contained twenty-two square miles of country lying east and southeast of Salt Lake City boundaries. Little by little, as the population of the city increased, parts of Sugar House Ward were detached from the parent ward and organized as separate wards until its boundaries became as at present constituted. Of all the original wards organized in Salt Lake Valley, or in fact throughout the Church, no single ward has had so many divisions and subdivisions as the Sugar House Ward. It is practically the parent ward to all of the following wards in Salt Lake Valley: Belvedere, Burton, Central Park, Emerson, Forest Dale, Hawthorne, Highland Park, Jefferson, LeGrand, Liberty, Lincoln, McKinley, Nibley Park, Parley’s, Richards, Salt Lake City 30th, Salt Lake City 31st, Southgate, Wasatch, Waterloo, Wells, Whittier and Yale—23 wards altogether.

1900 - Granite Stake organized and Sugar House Ward became part of that stake. Prior to 1900, Sugar House Ward belonged to the Salt Lake Stake.

Wasatch Ward

Boundaries: ... a farming district east of the town of Midvale. The ward is bounded on the west by a line running a few rods west of State St., so as to include within the limits of the ward the residents on the west side of State St.

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1920 - East Midvale Ward was organized Nov. 28, 1920, from the east part of Midvale Ward and the west part of Union Ward